By Kelly Benson, Sustainable Relationships for Community Health (SRCH) Coordinator & Tillamook County Pioneer Partner We have had such a bizarre year. I have found myself often slipping into thinking that I…
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Tillamook County COVID-19 Case Summary – Weekly data Jan. 8-14, 2021; 25 new confirmed cases, 362 cases total
OIOpublisher From Tillamook County Community Health Centers: There have been some differences this week with the numbers OHA has reported and what we report due to cases moving in and out of…
OHA’s Vaccine Voices: Doctors share their ‘why’; Testing homes for radon important; County risk levels updated this week – Tillamook County stays at Extreme
Antwon Chavis, a pediatrician with OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, shares: “I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because the evidence looked promising that it could help bring an end to the pandemic. Also, the…
COVID-19 impacts all age groups; Vaccinations goal of 12,000 per day reached last week; Facebook Live on Jan. 20th for vaccine Q&A
Sadly, COVID-19 has taken the life of a 19-year-old in Oregon. Our hearts go out to the friends and family of this young person, and to all those who have experienced the…
Week of Weather: January 11-13, 2021 – King Tides, Winds & Rain Lead to Flooding, Road Closures
By Laura Swanson Photos & Videos by Don Backman, Drew Reid, Bill Hassell As we approached the beginning of the week, King tides were expected and anticipated – January 11, 12 and…
Celebrating Bill Baertlein: The Wow of Yow
By Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Director of Community Well-Being In 2014, Bill Baertlein, local accountant and civic leader, began floating an idea to do something fun to get people moving in a…
Oregon reports 1,152 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths; No new cases in Tillamook County today
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 29 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,737, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 14, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,152…
Virtual ‘Oregon Transfer Days’ to be held Jan. 19, 2021
In an effort to assist Oregon community college students to successfully transition to a four-year college or university, Oregon’s community colleges and four-year universities collaborate each year on a state-wide Oregon Transfer…
Facebook Drilling Site Incurs Storm Damage (Again) in Tierra Del Mar
By Edmund Ruttledge A large “sound curtain” recently installed at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar has incurred significant damage … again. The winter gale this week had blown pieces of…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Patients/Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The Nehalem Valley Care Center, a 48-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Wheeler, was among the first such facilities in the nation to receive the COVID vaccine according to an announcement…